Africa
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Breaking: National defense forces given order to “start military offensive against TPLF”: PM Abiy Ahmed
Addis Abeba, November 04/2020- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has just announced that the National Defense Forces (ENDF), led by a…
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News: Four Civilians Killed, Three Seriously Injured in Guji Zone, Oromia; Government Blames Rebel Group Oromo Liberation Army (OLA)
By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Gumi Eldalo Wereda, Guji Zone (Picture: Ethiopian Press Agency) Addis Abeba, November 03/2020 – Four civilians…
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News Alert: All parties as well as Ethiopia’s neighbors must act to reduce tension, eliminate inflammatory language and abstain from provocative military deployments: EU
High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell/ Pictures: EU Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell on the latest developments Addis Abeba, November 02/2020 –…
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“We have prepared our military of Special Force not in need of a war, but if the worst comes,” Debretsion Gebremichael
The following is a translation of Tigray Region president Debretsion Gebremichael’s major part of a 36 minutes presser which was…
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Analysis: Teachers, Doctors not spared as use of excessive force, extrajudicial killings in Oromia intensify. What we know so far
Fikadu Tolera (Picture: His Facebook page) By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne & Bileh Jelan @Bilejelan Addis Abeba, November 02/2020 – Several…
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Killing of civilians in West Wollega, Guliso wereda & gov’t reactions
Pinned: Guliso Werda, West Wollega Zone, western Oromia regional state Addis Abeba, November 02/2020 – In the early hours of November 02, news began to emerge…
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Clarification: Gadamaytu, Undufo and Adaytu are inside Afar, the regional state says in a letter
Addis Abeba November 02/2020 – In a letter addressed to Addis Standard and CCd to the Ethiopian Broadcast Authority, the…
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News: Amidst heightened tension between Federal, Tigray region governments Eritrea blames TPLF for impeding regional peace, stability
From Left: Pres. Isaias Afworki, Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew, PM Abiy Ahmed, Tigray region Pres. Debretsion G/Michael. Picture: PM…
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Analysis: “Crisis staring” Tigray, Federal governments “in the eye” as army is caught in the mix, relations plummet to new low
Brig. Gen Belay Seyoum Akele, who is appointed as the new Commander of the Northern Command, cancelled his flight to…
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News: At least 27 killed in clashes in the border between Afar, Somali regions
Addis Abeba, October 29/2020 – At least 27 people were killed in what the Somali regional state communication affairs bureau…
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